S-75 Dvina

Strategic SAM system S-75 Desna / V-750SA-2 Guideline, SA-N-2 Guideline S-75 Dvina in the National Museum of Military History, Sofia, BulgariaTypeStrategic SAM systemPlace of originSoviet UnionService historyIn service1957–presentUsed bySee list of present and former operatorsWarsVietnam WarSix-Day WarIndo-Pakistani War of 1965Indo-Pakistani War of 1971Yom Kippur WarIran–Iraq WarGulf WarYugoslav WarsWar on terrorWar in Abkhazia (1992–93)First Libyan Civil WarSyrian Civil WarYemeni Civil War (2014–present)Saudi Arabian-led intervention in YemenSaudi–Yemeni border conflict (2015–present)Tigray WarProduction historyDesignerRaspletin KB-1 (head developer), Grushin MKB Fakel (missile developer), Lavochkin OKBDesigned1953–1957Produced1957No. builtApprox 4,600 launchers producedVariantsSA-75 Dvina, S-75 Desna, S-75M Volkhov/VolgaSpecifications (V-750)Mass2,300 kg (5,100 lb)Length10,600 mm (34 ft 9 in)Diameter700 mm (28 in)WarheadFrag-HEWarhead weight195 kg (430 lb)DetonationmechanismProx, contact and commandPropellantSolid-fuel booster and a storable liquid-fuel upper stageOperationalrange45 km (28 mi)Flight altitude25,000 m (82,000 ft)Boost time5 seconds boost, then 20 seco